teilaquiliztli

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From tē- (“someone, people”) +‎ ilaquia (“to drown”) +‎ -liztli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teː.ilaˈkilist͡ɬi/

Noun

tēilaquiliztli

the drowning of someone; the drowning of people
- 16th century, Bernardino de Sahagún, "Florentine Codex", book 1:
  Yoan no itech tlamjloia, in teilaqujliztli, in tlaujtequjliztli.
  (And also were attributed to him [Tlaloc] the drowning of people, the thunderbolts.)
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References

Sahagún, Bernardino de (1981) Arthur J. O. Anderson, Charles E. Dibble, transl., Florentine Codex: Book 1 - The Gods, 2nd ed., rev. edition, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, page 7

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